It’s true. Today is my birthday. And since we so rarely get to the bottom of a key element of this blog – me – I am taking a moment to share some thoughts with you all. First, isn’t the above picture great? A big shout out to my sister who I asked, oh, 3 hours ago to find this and scan it in and email it to me (was I procrastinating while working on taxes…possibly). It’s always nice to pull the, “but it’s my birthday!” card as soon as you can once your birthday month hits, you know? Anyhow, back to the pic. I mean, mom – look at you, you’re such a fox. Way to rock the blue eye shadow even as a new mom. And who punched those holes in the wall back there and then spackled over them? It’s ok dad, I know putting baby furniture together can be frustrating. Glad that was just a town home. Most importantly, if I was this tan at one, surely I can be that tan again. I will be working on this as much as possible this weekend.
Secondly, I’d like to introduce a term called the “reverse golden birthday”. Since my birthdate is 7-2 and I am turning 27, I think this qualifies as a golden birthday *twist* reversed. Golden birthdays I have always had to kind of scough at since mine would have been at 2 and obviously who remembers that? But really, who doesn’t want an extra-special ultimate version of a party for you? So, I am claiming this and going to make some suggestions for all of you reverse goldens out there on how to make this birthday extra special.
1. Step one is admitting that you’ve always wanted a golden birthday. Wish. Granted. Now let’s do this.
2. By mullet standards the reverse would mean party first and business later, but if you’re a business owner like me, business usually always demands to be done first. So if you can, on your reverse golden birthday, try and get as much party in as you can at the front end. But if you need to allot an entire week of celebration time to sufficiently accommodate all of the party and the necessary business, do it. It’s YOUR reverse golden birthday. Take a week. (gifts are accepted all week long.)
3. Get your besties together and do some dancing. They say dancing is great for your heart. I say dancing is great for showing off (especially if you can do the splits). Everyone wins.
4. If at all possible, put on some clothes and then go jump in a lake. Or a fountain, the rain, a sprinkler – whatever. Who doesn’t like a nice romp in the street during a downpour? This is the stuff reverse goldens are made of. (note: sub “snow” for “rain” if you are a winter reverse golden)
5. Learn one new French word. People love French and you’ll feel great with that little ace up your sleeve all year long.
6. Take some pictures. Even if you’re like me and rarely document your actual life, make it a point to do so. You only get your reverse golden birthday once, after all. :)
I hope the above at least gives you a starting point to get rolling with the killer golden-twinkly birthday that you’ve always dreamed of.
Before I sign off, I thought I’d share the below treasure chest of a pic with you. Smiling just wasn’t my thing at a year old. Don’t those home cut bangs just melt your heart? The part baby, part tousled hamster hair cut was all the rage in ’85. I love thinking about how, did anyone in 1985 ever think 2011 would get here? I know I certainly didn’t at 1. But here it is and just waiting to be lived to the fullest. To you, 27, I raise my metaphorical glass and look forward to what adventure lies in the year ahead.
